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Description edit
Who is the man called Saburo, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor? And what is his connection with Yoshida, the harsh and ill- tempered master of feudal Japan's most famous puppet theater? Young Jiro, an apprentice to Yoshida, is determined to find out, even at risk to... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jiro: The main character of the book. He is caught up in a crazy mystery about the bandit Saburo.
- Yoshida Kinshi: the son of yoshida. he is also jiro's best friend.
- Fusamu: Add a description of this character.
- Okada: the blind chanter for the Hanaza theatre.
- Mochida
- Kawada
- Saburo: the mysterious bandit, the "robin hood" of the 1800s japan.
- Minoru
- Teiji: stutters a lot and a very minor character
- Hanji: jiro's father, isako's husband
- Isako: she is the mother of jiro. when she was pregnant with jiro she lost her three older children from a disease and she, on multiple occasions, curses jiro and curses the day he was born for she does not love him.
- Taro
- Watonai
First Sentence edit
Jiro shook his hair out of his eyes and bent once more over the worktable.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Katherine Paterson (Author)
Awards edit
- National Book Award (1977: Children's Literature)
- National Book Award (Finalist, 1982: Children's Books, Fiction (Paperback))
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Explore the World › Fiction › Asia
- Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( P ) › Paterson, Katherine
- Books › Teens › History & Historical Fiction › Historical Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Sports & Activities › Activities & Toys
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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